Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn’t want to hire him anymore.
A.agreement
B.obedience
C.rudeness
D.respect

________ (2)
A.Although the number of women in middle management is on the increase, there are still few women running large companies
B.These qualities are perceived as being mainly masculine
C.More and more women are moving into top jobs in the USA
D.Although women are not as decisive as men, they still play an important role in social work

Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A.What is acceptable in dining etiquette in America?
B.Polite behavior at American’s restaurants.
C.Table etiquette in America.
D.What should we do when being invited to the American’s dinner?

According to the passage, what action may make the American unpleasant?
A.Eating food with the guests’ hands.
B.Leaving the left-overs on the plate.
C.Cleaning the food on the fingers by the tongue.
D.Refusing the supplementary food they serve.

What does the word which in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Ho Chi Minh City
B.residents
C.Landmark 81
D.haze

Which of the following is the phrase lion’s share in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to?
A.large investment
B.worst part
C.least money
D.better number

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word impetus in paragraph 1?
A.Stimulus
B.Commitment
C.Drawback
D.Foundation.

Why does the author mention Nathaniel Hawthorne in paragraph two?
A.He founded Brook Farm in Massachusetts.
B.He was a critic of Charles Fourier.
C.He wrote a book that led to the establishment of model communities.
D.He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community.

The word oddest in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to which of the following?
A.Earliest.
B.Most independent.
C.Largest.
D.Most unusual.

Why did the author probably divide the passage into two paragraphs?
A.To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms.
B.To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in the second.
C.To contrast the work of utopian thinkers with that of practical reforms.
D.To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second